Having lost a good opportunity at Spring Hill to significantly hurt the Union Army, Gen. John B. Hood marched in rapid pursuit of Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield's retreating Union army. Schofield's withdrawal reached Franklin from midnight until about sunrise on November 30 and quickly formed a defensive line in works thrown up by the Yankees in the spring of 1863, on the southern edge of town. Schofield wished to remain in Franklin to repair the bridges and get his supply trains over them. Skirmishing at Thompson's Station and elsewhere delayed Hood's march, but, around 4:00 pm, he marshaled a frontal attack against the Union perimeter. Two Federal brigades holding a forward position gave way and retreated to the inner works, but their comrades ultimately held in a battle that caused frightening casualties. When the battle ceased, after dark, six Confederate generals were dead or had mortal wounds. Despite this terrible loss, Hood's army, late, depleted and worn, crawled on toward Nashville.

Result(s): Union victory

Location: Williamson County

Campaign: Nashville Campaign (1864)

Date(s): November 30, 1864

Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield [US]; Gen. John B. Hood [CS]

Forces Engaged: IV and XXIII Army Corps (Army of the Ohio and Cumberland) [US]; Army of Tennessee [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 9,933 total (US 2,633; CS 7,300)

Links: Save the Franklin Battlefield - http://www.franklin-stfb.org;

Carter House Museum - http://www.carter-house.org

Designers:  David Kerns & Luciano Bassotti

This game is designed for BGBR engine (Talonsoft Battleground Bull Run); this package simply add a new module, and not affect the scenarios provided with the original game. 

The BGBRUnits file is compatible with the original and other BGBR mods.

SET UP

- Copy Units.bmp file into BGBR main directory;

- Create a new folder into BGBR main directory and name it Franklin;

- Copy all others files (except Units.bitmap file) into the Franklin folder.

Scenario Information:

Franklin Historical:

Union forces are fixed awaiting Hood's assault.  Fixed units become unfixed at approximate time as during the actual engagement.  The Confederate forces step off at 3:00 pm on time for their main assault at 4:00 pm.  Dusk occurs at 4:40 pm, dark at 5:40 pm.  Battle lasts 16 turns.  Forest were open, so movement is less restricted than some other BG-series battles, but it still causes cavalry disruption.  Abatis and thorny hedges cause disruption.

Future scenarios:

Hood arrives earlier and Forrest forces a crossing up stream.

 Other files
  FRKOthers.zip (350 Kb)

Scenario Files
 FRKScen.zip (10 Kb)   

Unit File
 BGBRUnits.zip (1,211 Kb)